Acceptance helps us make peace with reality.
When we have difficulty with acceptance we are really trying to resist what is real.
We are resisting something we don't want to be real. That's why it feels unacceptable.
My mother has Alzheimer's. I don't want that to be real and I can't change it.
My son is an alcoholic. I don't want that to be real and I can't change it.
My grandson has had migraines daily for his entire life. I don't want that to be real and I can't change it.
My resistance to reality brings emotional pain, anger, frustration, depression, hopelessness, etc...
Acceptance brings peace. I accept that it's real and I can't change it.
Acceptance is a process. Letting go is letting go of my resistance.
Awareness (What's real?)
Acceptance ( It's real and I can't change it.)
Action (I'm going out for ice cream)
